"non-destructive" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1963 April, “Beyond the Channel: France: Rolling stock of the future”, in Modern Railways, page 269:",
          "text": "As to safety, the proportion of the components of passenger stock which develops faults or fails is very small; the incidence of defects should be decreased by better knowledge of the conditions in which they must function and by more extensive and more accurate use of non-destructive testing.",
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  "word": "non-destructive"
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